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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,448 people earned their degree in industrial engineering, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,716 and had an average of $22,994 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 773 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,617 and $24,893 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree ie students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IE students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Industrial Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 4 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at North Dakota State University

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at K -State

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Iowa

#4 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IE students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Mizzou

#7

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Wichita State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WSU Industrial Engineering Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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